fumanstan

I don't think the article was that dumb, since it was just relaying the sales figures from Japan and admits that there are a lot of reasons for the big drop in sales from the first week. I'd be more curious to know the drop off with the PS3 in comparison though then the Wii U.

RichC2

It's all about supply constraints, the PS3 was in really low supply.

fumanstan

And if the PS4 has plenty of supply in Japan, then the big drop off in sales from the first week is somewhat news worthy, no? I guess I just see the article as more informative then anything.

RichC2

My main issue is it doesn't address several things, including holiday release and amount of available supply. It ultimately winds up reading like click bait.

But yes, if the PS4 was readily available then it's more newsworthy than what it is now.

fumanstan

But the article does mention the supply, calling it an unknown. And as mentioned previously, I don't think we know how big of a thing Christmas presents and holiday shopping is in Japan, so that could be negligable.

I think all of these types of articles are click bait, I guess I just don't put as much stock in the commentary and headline as the actual numbers. I didn't read the article as a "PS4 is doing bad!" or "Wii U is better then the PS4!" type of thing at all, but maybe that's just me.

Dan

Shouldn't the thread title be:
PS4 Release Thread: The one without Titanfall 1 (Titanfall 2 will probably be cross-platform, so the previous title isn't correct or funny or maybe I just don't get the joke)

(yes, the whole thing)

RichC2

Has to do with who posted it in what thread Just busting balls, what can I say, I'm current gen console-less and broke with a lingering disappointment from my ownership of a Wii U.

I don't think the Japanese have any "major" gift giving holidays that are as ridiculous as Christmas in Europe and the US (seriously that shit has gone way wayyyy overboard), but from my understanding Christmas has caught on pretty big over there and taken over for their "end of the year" gifts they normally send. Something about the "end of the year gifts" was apparently obligatory and Christmas gifts are more personal. So gift giving on December 25th is a thing for sure, just not sure what extent it has sunken in.

Retailers would have you thinking it's huge though:

Decker

More fun with sales numbers:

February 2014 NPD: PlayStation 4 barely edges out Xbox One in console sales


Microsoft said it sold 258,000 Xbox Ones. Sony sold an estimated 290,000 PlayStation 4s.

“PS4 led hardware sales in February 2014, but by a narrow margin with Xbox One selling over 90 percent of what the PS4 sold in terms of unit sales,” said Callahan. “However, with Xbox One’s higher price point, it led hardware sales on a dollar basis.”

So Sony sold more units, but Xbox One made more money. Expect each company to come out bragging about how they won the month.

Most systems were up big from January.

“The majority of hardware platforms experienced double-to-triple digit increases compared to January 2014,” said Callahan.

Nintendo confirmed that Donkey Kong helped boost Wii U sales by 25 percent over last year. Based on last year’s estimates, that means Nintendo sold around 100,000 Wii Us.

MoviePage

Oh shit, GAF is going to be so disappointed. Now what basis will they use for the daily "Is Xbox DOOMED?" thread?

fumanstan

I don't think there were exact numbers from last month, but the gap seems to have narrowed given last month the PS4 was almost double the XBox. I assume that's Titanfall hype helping.

Decker

When did they announce the Titanfall bundle? Because I'd assume that would have killed XO sales until the 11th of this month.

Still these numbers blow my mind that nearly 300K people in the US even found a PS4 to purchase in Feb.

fumanstan

Looks like the last week of Feb, the 24th. And yeah, I imagine the PS4 is still supply constrained, especially allocating supply for the Japan launch.

Decker

Oh, they're out there now. They just weren't readily available in February anywhere I looked...

musick

The Show
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Supermallet

A buddy of mine bought a PS4 last night, didn't seem to have any problems finding one.

slop101

Seems they've shipped more to stores this week than ever before.

mattysemo247

Had a funny experience at Target tonight. Saw 3 regular Xbox Ones, 2 Titanfall bundles, and 1 day one edition (it was a return because there was a note on it saying they had to open it to make sure everything was in there). And one lonely PS4

bippitty

Since when is a basis required? If they were lacking a bassist, they'd be in trouble.

DJariya

Scored a PS4 tonight.

Local Gamestop got 4 in stock. Used my $110 in credit as I've mentioned here and paid around $340 (I also renewed my Power Up rewards for another year and spent $15)

I don't have a lot of money to spend on games right now, so I can't go crazy on games.

I don't have time to read a lot of the individual games threads, what's currently the best, most popular game right now? I was looking at Call of Duty Ghosts as a possibility.

I was also thinking about picking up NBA 2K14 as well. Can anyone who has 2K14 clarify whether or not the PS4 version is an adequate upgrade to the 360 version. I have the 360 version, which I got for my B-Day last year and was wondering if it's worth the double dip.

Not going to touch Madden 25 since the season is over. Going to wait until Madden 15 comes out later this summer.

Decker

Battlefield 4 is better than CoD - especially on the PS4 system, but CoD will be cheaper. I think it's $39.99 at Best Buy and there's a 35% off Cartwheel coupon at Target for that game. NBA 2K14 looks amazing on the PS4 -especially the replays. How much better than the 360 version I couldn't tell you.
My favorite is Assassin Creed IV Black Flag. It looks and plays great. If you can find a cheap, new PS3 version, you can use the enclosed code to upgrade to the PS4 version for $9.99 until 3/31. Same goes for CoD Ghosts and Battlefield 4.

Supermallet

AC4 is the best launch title, IMO. And of course Second Son's coming out.

spainlinx0

I have to agree with Assassin's Creed 4. I played the shit out of that.

chess

Congrats!!

Concur with everything just said:

- BF>CoD and is actually "next gen" (ie, it wouldn't be possible at that scale on prior gen)
- To me, NBA2K probably wouldn't be worth a double dip just for graphics, especially if money is a factor
- AC4 looks great, and I have to add that I really liked Need For Speed Rivals quite a lot

You absolutely have to get PS+ and all of the free games that come with it: Resogun, Contrast, Don't Starve, Outlast and Dead Nation (some may not still be free).

Check out the free to play games, especially Warframe, which I am incredibly addicted to, and Blacklight Retribution, which you might find a solid substitute for CoD. (note, you don't need PS+ to play these)

mattysemo247

NFS Rival bitches!!!!!1!!

xmiyux

ACIV is great. CoD:Ghosts was pretty disappointing.

I think if someone owns a PS4 it would be silly to not have PS+ for the free games.